Japan to provide coastal radar and drones to the Philippines under $27M deal
Japan said it will provide a coastal surveillance radar system and unmanned aircraft to the Philippines under a security deal signed Monday, as the two defense...
Japan halts ocean discharge of nuclear contaminated water from Fukushima due to power outage
The ocean discharge of nuclear-contaminated wastewater from Japan's crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant was halted before Wednesday noon due to a power outage, local...
Japan starts 5th ocean discharge of Fukushima nuclear-tainted wastewater despite opposition
Japan on Friday started the fifth-round of release of nuclear-contaminated wastewater from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant into the Pacific Ocean. Despite opposition...
Japan, South Korea Leaders Emphasize Continued Deepening of U.S.-Japan-South Korea Trilateral Cooperation in Phone Calls
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and South Korean President Yun Seok-yul held telephone talks on Wednesday (April 17), where both sides reconfirmed that they will...
Japan gov’t designates 5 airports, 11 seaports to upgrade for possible defense use
The Japanese government on Monday designated five airports and 11 seaports to be upgraded for possible use by the Self-Defense Forces (SDF) and the Japan...
Japan ends era of negative interest rates
The Bank of Japan announced its decision to end negative interest rates on Tuesday, marking a major shift from years of unprecedented monetary easing. At...
Japan to start 4th ocean discharge of Fukushima nuclear-tainted wastewater despite backlash
Japan is set to start its fourth round of release of the nuclear-contaminated wastewater from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant into the Pacific...
Central Japan reports 1st avian flu outbreak of season, culling 50,000 birds
Central Japan on Friday started culling about 50,000 birds after the region confirmed the first highly pathogenic avian influenza outbreak during the autumn and winter...
Japan’s security strategy moving on dangerous path
The Japanese government last week adopted a draft budget of 112.07 trillion yen (about 787 billion U.S. dollars) for fiscal year 2024, with defense spending...